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TIL an Omaha man has filed a lawsuit against the University of Nebraska over its longstanding tradition of releasing balloons into the air after its football team scores a touchdown, alleging the practice violates environmental laws.

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n94b TIL Gang boss Monk Eastman decided to enlist in the Army at age 42 to fight in WWI. During his physical, the doctor asked Monk in which war he got all of his knife and bullet scars. Monk replied, “Oh! A lot of little wars around New York”
PWWV TIL “head over heels” was originally “heels over head,” which makes a lot more literal sense
WEeo TIL: In 1492, the Catholic monarchs of Spain issued a decree banning all Jews from Spain. Sultan Bayezid (a Muslim) then sent the Ottoman navy to Spain to rescue the Jews from the Spanish persecution.
oD6W TIL that blasphemy was still a crime in the United Kingdom until 2008.
N07P TIL Someone made a lifejacket for a fish that can’t swim.